Benzinga | Nov 30, 2021 05:00PM EST

AMD Ramps Up EPYC Processor Offerings At AWS

* Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazon Web Services, Inc (AWS) has expanded its Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) EPYC processor-based offerings with the general availability of general-purpose Amazon EC2 M6a instances.

* The M6a instances are powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors delivering up to 35% better price-performance than the previous M5a instances and a 10% lower cost than comparable x86-based EC2 instances.

* M6a uses the new 'Zen 3' core for better price-performance and more core density to meet customer demands for increased scalability.

* Price Action: AMD shares traded higher by 2.23% at $158.30 on the last check Tuesday.